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Description: A synthetic narcotic, fentanyl has been detected in an increasing number of illicit drug overdose deaths in Metro Vancouver. Many of the people who died were recreational and/or occasional users and don’t appear to have known they were ingesting fentanyl, as it is easily hidden in other drugs.

Most patients who are given the diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis have no idea what the disease is all about. Essentially, ankylosing spondylitis is a form of inflammatory arthritis that localizes in the spine.

Iris Eye Care Centre discusses what you should look for when choosing contact lenses. This segment is part of a series on the health of your eyes. Each week’s Empowered Health episode will be accompanied by a page in The Sun full of stories and...

Most of us don’t seek healthcare when we are healthy. It’s when we experience problems (pain, discomfort, impaired movement or sometime a general sense of not feeling well) that we pick up the phone to make an appointment with various health...

Farouq Manji breaks down what makes a good memory foam bed. It is important to look at the quality of the foam. The higher the density, the longer it will last.
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Dr. Mark Erwin, Disc Biology, Toronto Western Hospital explains the new research he’s doing is about repairing tissue and cellular disease of the disc using stem cell. This revolutionary research may provide relief for people with spine arthritis...

Chiropractor Avtar Jassal talks about the technology used to see the nervous system and how the spinal bones are positioning themselves. This knowledge is used by chiropractors to help treat patient's health related issues.
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Jameson Wolf and Simona Marian demonstrate the correct position for performing a plank and side plank This exercise is great for the strengthening the core and correcting posture .
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Dr. Blouin explains the new research he’s doing on whiplash, analyzing how humans react to a rear end impact and the neck muscle responses. His team at UBC School of Kinesiology are developing a smart car seat to minimize injures in collisions.

Dr. Blouin explains the new research he’s doing on whiplash, analyzing how humans react to a rear end impact and the neck muscle responses. His team at UBC School of Kinesiology are developing a smart car seat to minimize injures in collisions.

There is no question that research is truly the foundation of many advances in health care. Most health professions, including chiropractic, boast a significant amount of data, clinical studies and double blind trials- everything from chronic pain...

Chiropractor Dr. Don Nixdorf breaks down what makes quality research to help you make informed decisions for better treatment and outcomes for your spine and your health.
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Is it really possible to regenerate a damaged spinal disc? Can a car seat actually help to prevent injury during a car crash? How do I really know if I am making progress in my recovery? These are just a few of the questions we’ll address in...

Some doctors’ offices are cherry-picking wealthier patients, with higher income earners 50-per-cent more likely than welfare recipients to be taken on as new patients, new Canadian research suggests. And nearly 10 per cent of doctors’ offices...

TORONTO - The lives of thousands of refugee claimants in Canada are being jeopardized by a federal government policy that is unconstitutional, says a group of doctors and lawyers taking Ottawa to court.

The British Columbia government is girded for tough negotiations with its doctors, telling physicians it’s time for them to do their part after other public servants suffered through wage freezes in recent years.

B.C. residents are once again being asked to pay more in health care premiums - another four per cent as of Jan. 1, 2014, on top of a four-percent increase that went into effect at the beginning of this year.

His story is as improbable as it is intriguing: A young Swiss missionary moves to remote southeastern Taiwan to spread the gospel in 1970, but ends up an international authority on reflexology, now travelling the world with a message about its power ...

TORONTO - A drop in core temperature due to exposure to severe cold can slow the metabolism so much that a person can appear to be dead, say doctors, who believe that was likely the case with a newborn girl who had been declared dead on the weekend but...

It’s often been said that while our society places a great deal of emphasis on quantity of life, we pay relatively little attention to quality of life. And you can look just about anywhere — including these very editorial pages — to...